Reflections on GAME Planning (Final Post)

I am sure throughout the many classes that I have taken that the professor has lectured about making a plan to achieve a goal. This concept is everywhere in life. This was my first encounter with GAME planning. I have to say that the explanations and material made more sense and applicable to me then my previous experiences. I can see where the students can use GAME planning in school and out of school.
I feel that in my first attempt to use this method it was successful. The goals I made for myself allow for some kind of success and confidence. I also know that because this was new to me that no matter what happened with my goals I was growing as a professional. The actions that I took to help achieve these goals were basic and something that I can build on in the future. It allowed me to have a starting point when trying to achieve a goal. I have yet to attempt anything new in my class to date but when I do I will have confidence in monitoring and evaluating the success or failure of the changes that I will make. I know how a base of knowledge that will allow me to adapt the work being done so that the students and myself are learning.
The most important thing that I learned was to be patient. Any assignment that is created can have its challenging moments. To create an assignment with different methods not traditionally used in your classroom takes time, it is not something that is created in the three minutes between classes. The most important part of my new found patients is to reevaluate when it is needed. The more frustrated that I become with the actions that I am taking, or the students who are working on the assignment that was created, can lead to more problems. I need to step away and evaluate what is being done and how I can change the GAME plan before I just give up.
The immediate impact that was made from what I have learned from this course is that integration of technology can be done in any class. The integration does not have to be a whole sale change. The change can be as simple as having the students respond on a blog or creating a video to answer a question. This can lead into projects in the class that involve using more than one type or technology.
In the beginning it was more how can I integrate technology in the class, and not feeling very confident in the ability to adapt lesson. Now it is how much should I use for this assignment and which method will allow the students the best understanding of the material.